Re: X.org <-----> Xfree

From: Thomas Adam (thomas_adam16_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/09/04

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     --- Jon Dowland <jon-dowland@ncl.ac.uk> wrote:
    > I see a lot of discussion about packaging and which distro it may end up
    > in but nothing about why you might want to use X.org instead of XFree :)

    Version Number Syndrome. This all too common condition occurs when the
    person involved assumes that highrt version numbers of programs must be
    good because they'll work "better".

    -- Thomas Adam

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